2. How may a commonwealth be formed?
(a) the first is by experience and the second is by heredity
(b) the first is by election and the second is by popularity
(c) the first is by inheritance and the second is by accident
(d) the first is by natural force or acquisition and the second is by mutual agreement.

3. What is Hobbes' position on mothers and their children?
(a) Mothers have no rights to children.
(b) Mothers will abandon their children.
(c) The mother is the natural owner of the children.
(d) The state owns all children.

4. What is the first right of a sovereign power?
(a) the right to live in a palace
(b) the right to keep changing the laws to its advantage
(c) the right to remain in power
(d) the right to own slaves

5. Who does Hobbes insist is of the greatest value to a commonwealth?
(a) the minister
(b) the banker
(c) the sovreign
(d) the teacher

6. What is Hobbes' idea about self-protection in natural law?
(a) Humans have a right to preemptive strikes.
(b) It is not natural to protect oneself, it should be done by the commonwealth.
(c) In nature, every person has the right to protect his own life.
(d) With people it is not necessary.

7. Why can passion for power be dangerous?
(a) People can use evil means to get power.
(b) People can be deceived.
(c) People can be electrocuted.
(d) People cannot achieve it.

8. What is a fundamental interest on the part of a counselor?
(a) to hide his motives
(b) to get his own way
(c) to deceive the people
(d) for the good of those that he counsels

9. How does Hobbes see the commonwealth?
(a) Like a church
(b) Like an artificial man
(c) Like an army
(d) Like a steam engine

10. What is the sovereign's right in legal matters?
(a) the right to judge all controversies between his people
(b) the right to make decisions basked on his mood
(c) the right to confiscate property when two or more subjects cannot get along
(d) the right to deny legal process to anyone he shooces

11. Why must people create a covenant or agreement to give power to one person, or small group of people?
(a) It is not possible to assemble all the people all the time.
(b) That is the natural way of doing things.
(c) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(d) Some think too highly of themselves or blow things out of proportion.

12. How does Hobbes classify discourse that cannot be proven?
(a) opinion
(b) attitudes
(c) scientific
(d) theorems

13. Why does Hobbes say that virtue is comparative?
(a) If there are no comparisons there are no problems.
(b) If all things were equal, this would be heaven.
(c) If all things were equal in all men, nothing would be prized.
(d) If virtue is equal then there is no evil.

14. Why does Hobbes say that having friends, followers, and servants is the greatest power?
(a) With friends, followers, and servants one does not need to work.
(b) Having these, one does not need to go to war.
(c) Having these, one does not need anything else.
(d) Being liked and respected makes people good managers and motivators.

15. What option does Hobbes say everyone has?
(a) to live in misery or happiness
(b) to work or play
(c) to talk or be quiet
(d) to live or die